SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the independent feature, “Making a Killing” produced by CanAmPac3, LLC will begin principal photography mid-September through the end of October in Las Vegas and Montezuma, NM.
     	
 "We are pleased to welcome and host the film team from ‘Making a Killing’.  We thank them for embracing the community in ways beyond filming by immersing themselves with the locals & the culture, and engaging with our businesses and non-profits”, said Las Vegas Mayor Tonita Gurulé-Girón. “Choosing to film in Las Vegas, New Mexico shows once again Las Vegas is a Renaissance Lady as a film backdrop.  She reinvents her authentic history in hundreds of movies and is an amazing destination for those who love film."  

The production will employ 20 New Mexico crew members, 15 New Mexico principal actors and 30 New Mexico background talent.  

The independent feature is directed and produced by Devin Hume along with producers Seth Tonk and Jamie Pelz.

Starring Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future Trilogy,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”), Michael Jai White (“Spawn,” “The Dark Knight,” “Tyson”) Sally Kirkland (“Anna,” “The Sting”) Mike Starr (“Goodfellas,” “Dumb and Dumber”), Aida Turturro (“The Sopranos,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”) and Jude Moran (“Stadium Anthems”) along with New Mexico actors David Midthunder (“The Last Stand,” “Transformers: Age of Extinction”), Jack Forcinito (“Manhattan”) and Joe Berryman (“Better Call Saul,” “Graves,” “Hell or High Water”).

“Making a Killing” is the story of a special investigator who is assigned to a murder in a small Southwestern town, but soon finds that underneath the surface is a foundation of lies and greed that when revealed will rock the community to its core.”

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SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the feature “Furthest Witness,” produced by Elevated Pictures, is shooting this month through the beginning of October in Albuquerque, NM.  

“We welcome ‘Furthest Witness’ to Albuquerque for their filming,” said Mayor Richard J. Berry.  “The film industry continues to be a strong economic impact to our city, providing high paying and creative jobs to our citizens.”
 
The production will employ approximately 45 New Mexico crew members, 30 New Mexico principal actors and 30 New Mexico background talent. 
                               
The feature is written and directed by Adam Del Guidice and produced by Rick Benattar (Ironclad, Real Steel) and Nigel Thomas ("Jimi: All Is By My Side") of Benattar/Thomas Productions, and Ben Richards (“Drunk on Love Gridiron”). 
 
Additionally, local crew members include casting director Angelique Midthunder (“Thor,” “Hidalgo”), production designer Naython Vane (“Odd Thomas,” “Macgruber”), costume designer Rachel Anderson, hair and make-up by Jiji Hise, stunts by Ryan Staats (“Dusk Till Dawn,” “Preacher”) and special effects by Werner Hahnlein (“Better Call Saul”, “The Avengers”). 
 
Starring Aaron Stanford (“X Men,” “12 Monkeys”) as Kyle, Sean Patrick Flanery ("Dexter," "Boondock Saints") as The Florist, and Teri Reeves (“Chicago Fire”) as Helena, along with local actors Forrest Fyre (“3:10 to Yuma”) as Jackson, Steven Michael Quesada (“Breaking Bad”) as Ramos, Vincent McDaniel (“Better Call Saul”) as D’Angelo and Jermaine Washington (“Better Call Saul”) as Victor.
 
“Furthest Witness” is the story of Kyle Braddock who has spent the last decade moving witnesses over the border to Mexico and has always avoided confrontation or suspicion until now. Not only has he been framed for kidnapping but there's a malevolent and unrelenting figure on his trail and he is falling in love with his latest passenger, who has a dark secret that completely goes against all of his moral beliefs. Now he must protect the first person he has cared about in over ten years, discover who he is as a man and outrun a mysterious killer who is more akin to a force of nature with an ever increasing path of human collateral in his wake.

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MICHAEL GREYEYES, SAM ROCKWELL, CIARÁN HINDS, CHASKE SPENCER, BILL CAMP JOIN THE CAST OF SUSANNA WHITE'S “WOMAN WALKS AHEAD” STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN

SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the independent feature, “Woman Walks Ahead,” financed and produced by Black Bicycle Entertainment and Bedford Falls in association with Potboiler, has begun principal photography in Santa Fe, Pecos and Albuquerque, NM. Lipsync is co-financing post production.  Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are producing under their Bedford Falls Company with Black Bicycle Entertainment’s Erika Olde, Rick Solomon and Potboiler’s Andrea Calderwood; Susan Kirr is executive producing. CAA is handling the domestic rights while prolific entertainment studio IM Global is selling international rights. 

“We’re honored that the production team chose this area for their project, which carries particular cultural and historic significance,” said Santa Fe County Manager Katherine Miller.  “We’re especially excited that as we head into fall this maintains the momentum of a tremendous summer of production throughout the entire Santa Fe region and brings millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs to the local economy.”

The production will employ approximately 150 New Mexico crew members, 15 New Mexico principal actors and 1000 New Mexico background talent.  

Michael Greyeyes (“The New World,” “Passchendaele”), Sam Rockwell (“Moon,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”), Ciaran Hinds (“Silence,” “Bleed for This,” “Munich”), Chaske Spencer (“The Twilight Saga,” Cinemax's “Banshee”) and Bill Camp (“The Night Of,” “Loving”) have joined the cast of Susanna White's (“Our Kind of Traitor,” “Generation Kill,” “Parade’s End”) “Woman Walks Ahead” which stars Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain (“The Martian,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Help”). 

“Woman Walks Ahead” is the story of Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890’s Brooklyn, who travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull, and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples’ struggle over the rights to their land. The film is based on a script by Academy Award nominee Steven Knight (“Eastern Promises,” “Dirty Pretty Things,” “Locke”).

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SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the feature film, “Galileo,” produced by Galileo LLC, will begin principal photography mid-September thru the end of the month in Taos, NM.

The production will employ 15 New Mexico crew members and 80 New Mexico background talent.  

The feature is directed and produced by Jay Silverman (“Girl on the Edge”, and A&E’s “The Cleaner”).  

Starring Dania Ramirez (“Devious Maids,” “X-Men: Last Stand”), Makenzie Moss (“Steve Jobs”), Maria Conchita-Alonzo (“Desperate Housewives,” “Predator 2”), “Galileo” is the romantic comedy of an arrogant, all- American heir to a Mexican fast-food franchise goes ‘cuisine’ hunting for the next culinary big thing he can ‘borrow’, and finds himself in a small, dusty New Mexican town where foodies come from all over to salivate over the culinary treats of a local, authentic, and feisty female chef.

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Scoot McNairy, Sam Waterston and Kim Coates Join the Cast
of Netflix Limited Series 

Santa Fe, NM - New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the limited television series "Godless," produced by Netflix, is in production in Santa Fe.
 
The large scale production will employ approximately 280 New Mexico crew members, 30 New Mexico principal actors and 2,350 New Mexico background talent.

This six-episode period drama is set to premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2017 and is set in the expansive landscape of the great western frontier and, as previously announced, stars Emmy Award Winner® Jeff Daniels, Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated Michelle Dockery and Jack O'Connell.

The series centers around Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels), a menacing outlaw who is terrorizing the West as he hunts down Roy Goode (Jack O'Connell), his son-like partner turned mortal enemy.  While Roy hides at Alice Fletcher's (Michelle Dockery) ranch, Frank's chase leads him to the quiet town of La Belle, N.M. - which is mysteriously made up of entirely women.
 
Joining the cast are Scoot McNairy ("Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice") as Bill McNue, the aging sheriff of La Belle; Sam Waterston ("Law & Order") as Marshal John Cook, the law in Santa Fe and on the hunt for Griffin; Kim Coates ("Sons of Anarchy") as Ed Logan, an arrogant and abrasive company man who comes into La Belle; Samantha Soule ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") as Charlotte Temple, one of the more nervous and traditional ladies of the town; Audrey Moore ("Better Call Saul") as Sarah Doyle, a randy woman in her thirties dying for a man's company; Christiane Seidel ("Boardwalk Empire") as Martha, a mysterious German woman who raises some suspicion; Randy Oglesby ("Independence Day") as Asa Leopold, one of the only surviving men and runs the dry goods store; Justin Welborn ("Justified") as Floyd Wilson, the skillful tracker in Griffin's gang of outlaws; Christopher Fitzgerald ("Young Frankenstein") as J.J. Valentine, the smooth talking president of the Quicksilver Mining Company looking to take over the mine in La Belle; and Whitney Abe ("Monsters") as Anna McNue, the beloved and late wife of Sheriff Bill McNue.

Steven Soderbergh ("Minority Report," "Traffic"), Scott Frank ("Out of Sight," "Get Shorty") and Casey Silver ("Hildago," "The Forbidden Kingdom") are executive producers, and Frank serves as both writer and director on the project.

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Santa Fe, NM - New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the digital series "t@gged Season 2" produced by Awesomeness TV will be in production through the month of September in Albuquerque.  
 
"Albuquerque is thrilled to host the second season of the digital series 't@gged'," said Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry.  "The film industry continues to be strong in our city, providing high-paying and creative jobs to our citizens and businesses."
 
The production will employ approximately 120 New Mexico crew members, 15 New Mexico principal actors and over 600 New Mexico background talent. 
 
Directed by New Mexico resident Hannah Macpherson ("t@gged," "Sickhouse," "Those Who Wait," "RainShadow") and produced by Brian Robbins ("t@gged," "Smallville," "One Tree Hill"), Shauna Phelan ("t@gged," "The Royals," "The Girl in the Park"), Jina Jones ("t@gged," "Janoskians: Untold and Untrue") and Don Dunn ("Super Ninjas," "t@gged," "Shovel Buddies").  The digital series is also line produced by New Mexico resident Melanie Kirk "Banshee Chapter," "t@gged"). 
 
"New Mexico is an extremely special place to tell stories.  With the sweeping vistas, breathtaking sunsets and unique flavor, it's no wonder that the film and television industry have taken root here," said Director Hannah Macpherson.  "However, as a third generation New Mexican, I can proudly say that it's the people that make this the best place to create, and I feel so grateful to the state and to my friends and colleagues that we get to follow our dreams right here in the Land of Enchantment."
 
"t@gged" stars Lia Marie Johnson ("t@gged," "The Thinning"), Jc Caylen ("t@gged," Making Movies"), Lulu Antariksa ("t@gged," "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend") and Katelyn Nacon ("t@gged," "The Walking Dead"). 
 
Reeling from the terror of Monkey Man "t@gged," is the story of Rowan, Hailey and Elisia who attempt to put the shattered pieces of their lives together.  But when a new threat emerges, the girls have to put their differences aside to survive a new danger.  

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SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the television pilot “Broken Sidewalk” produced by Sanford Street Productions will begin production in September in Albuquerque, NM.

The production will employ approximately 20 New Mexico crew members and 2 New Mexico principal actors, including Matt Page (“Sicario”, “Lone Survivor”, “Odd Thomas”) and Alex Knight (“Sicario”, “The Guest”, “The Scorch Trials”). 

Directed and produced by Aaron McPherson (“In a Dark, Dark House”) along with Sanford Street's producer team Nathan Brimmer, Adam Luaces, and Katie Neuner (“Jesus Vegas,” “Eli Moran,” “Abraham's Wake”). 

"I really appreciated how New Mexico welcomed me into their film community when I began my acting career there,” said producer Nathan Brimmer. “When it came to producing my first television series, I knew that I wanted to head back to New Mexico to share the experience with them."

Starring Teri Reeves (“Once Upon a Time,” “Chicago Fire,” “Battleground”), Shaun Sipos (“Final Destination 2,” “Rampage,” “Texas Chainsaw 3D”), Challen Cates (“Big Time Rush,” “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” “Modern Family”), Matt Riedy (“Scandal,” “Mad Men,” “The Judge”), Brett Rickaby (“The Crazies,” “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” “True Blood,” “Fear The Walking Dead”), Kennedy Tucker (“Suburban Memoir,” “Christian”) and Dolph Lundgren (“Rocky IV,” “The Expendables,” “Universal Soldier”).

“Broken Sidewalk” is a dark comedy anthology series that highlights the slow decay of the American Dream.

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SANTA FE - New Mexico State Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today the State Film Office will host its 4th annual New Mexico Film & Media Industry Conference on November 11– 12, 2016 at Isleta Resort & Casino. This is two-day conference is the “go to” event of the year offering New Mexico’s film community unique access to panels (with a cutting edge line-up of speakers and panelists), dynamic presentations as well as the ever important networking opportunities. This event is a must for anyone interested in the film or emergent media industries.
 
The primary goal of the conference is to inspire and spread the word about the explosive growth of the film and emergent media industries in New Mexico and to create career pathways that many may not have been aware existed. This year will see the debut of the Emergent Media Playground, an interactive environment designed to encourage attendees to touch and feel the technology of the future and to understand its current applications across the state. 

“This is a great event for businesses that have traditionally serviced the film, television and media industry as well as those seeking an avenue into these dynamic careers” said Director Nick Maniatis. “Industry members, business owners and the general public are invited to look inside this multi-faceted industry to discover the cutting-edge and informative perspectives on today’s industry and its future.”

Registration is required and attendees are encouraged to take advantage of Early Bird registration for discounted pricing. Attendee registration opens Thursday, September 12th, 2016. 

“Last year’s conference was a sold-out event and we’re expecting even larger numbers this year”, said Director Maniatis. “This is an opportunity that the local film community should not miss, as it provides avenues for networking and communication with professionals that share their passion.”

Vendor and Sponsor registration is now open early registration is encouraged as spaces sell out quickly! https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=189067&

DATE:	Thursday, November 10, 2016  (vendor set-up only)
                 Friday, November 11, 2016  (8:00 am – 7:00 pm)
                 Saturday, November 12, 2016  (8:00 am – 6:00 pm)

LOCATION:	Isleta Resort & Casino
                               11000 Broadway, SE
                               Albuquerque, NM 87105

For additional information contact NMFO State Outreach Coordinator, Belle Allen at 505.476.5671 or belle.allen@nmfilm.com.

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SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the feature with the working title “Villa Capri,” co-produced by Broad Green Pictures, Endurance Media and Entertainment One, will begin filming through the end of September in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

“Albuquerque is thrilled to be the host city for the upcoming comedy film ‘Villa Capri,’ said Albuquerque's Mayor Richard J. Berry.  “The film industry continues to be strong in our city, providing high-paying and creative jobs to our citizens and businesses.”

“The summer of film in Santa Fe keeps going strong, and we’re excited that another creative effort is coming to this world-class creative city,” said Santa Fe Mayor Javier M. Gonzales. “Our crews and facilities are some of the best in the world, and ‘Villa Capri’ will be another key piece in making our film economy stronger.”

The production will employ approximately 120 New Mexico crew members, 12 New Mexico principal actors and 650 background talent.

The feature is produced by Billy Gerber and Steve Richards (“The Book of Eli,” “The Matrix Reloaded”) and is directed by Academy Award® nominee Ron Shelton (“White Men Can’t Jump,” “Bull Durham”).  

Starring Morgan Freeman (“Now You See Me,” “Unforgiven,” “Lucy”), Tommy Lee Jones (“No Country for Old Man,” “The Fugitive,” “JFK”), and Rene Russo (“Intern,” “Thor: The Dark World”), joined by newly announced cast members Joe Pantoliano (“Bad Boys,” “Sense8,” “The Sopranos”), Glenne Headly (HBO’s “The Night Of,” “Don Jon”), Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Ray Donovan”), Elizabeth Ashley (“Treme”), comedian George Wallace (“Arli$$,” “Drunk History”), Graham Beckel (AMC’s “Halt and Catch Fire”), Mel Raido (“The Disappointments Room,” “Legend”) and Nick Peine (“Office Christmas Party,” “Shameless”).  

“Villa Capri,” is a two-hander action comedy, in the vein of Midnight Run, about an ex-military operative (Tommy Lee Jones) and a smooth-talking former lawyer (Morgan Freeman) who have to put aside their petty rivalry to defend their beloved resort community against an imposing threat. Meanwhile, the ladies of Villa Capri are fending off a threat of their own, as a young beautiful newcomer (Rene Russo) enters the picture and seems to be stealing all the attention.
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SANTA FE — New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that principal photography has concluded on To'hajiillee and Laguna Pueblo tribal lands in New Mexico after wrapping production on location in Montreal, Quebec and additional locations in Welch, WVA for “The Glass Castle”.  The production employed approximately seventy (70) New Mexico crew members, two (2) New Mexico stunt performers and six (6) New Mexico background actors.  The film will be released by Lionsgate in 2017. 

“The Glass Castle” stars Academy Award®-winner Brie Larson (“Room,” “Short Term 12,” “Kong: Skull Island”), two-time Academy Award®-nominee Woody Harrelson (“The Hunger Games” franchise, “The Messenger,” “The People Vs. Larry Flynt”), two-time Academy Award®-nominee Naomi Watts (“The Impossible,” “21 Grams,” “Birdman”), and Golden Globe®-nominee Max Greenfield (“New Girl,” “Hello, My Name is Doris,” “The Big Short”). Rounding out the stellar cast are Sarah Snook (“The Dressmaker,” “Oddball”), Ella Anderson (“Mother’s Day,” “The Boss”), Josh Caras (“Jackrabbit”), Shree Grace Crooks (“Captain Fantastic,” “American Horror Story”), Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Irrational Man”), Charlie Shotwell (“Captain Fantastic”), Iain Armitage (“Big Little Lies”), Dominic Bogart (“I Am Not a Hipster,” “The Birth of a Nation”), Chandler Head (“The Boss”), newcomer Eden Grace Redfield, newcomer Olivia Kate Rice, and Sadie Sink (“American Odyssey”).

Based on the New York Times best-selling memoir, “The Glass Castle” follows the triumphant account of author Jeannette Walls’ unconventional upbringing, overcoming a difficult childhood with her dysfunctional family of nomads whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation.

“The Glass Castle” is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (“Short Term 12,” “I Am Not a Hipster”), from a screenplay by Cretton & Andrew Lanham. The producers are Academy Award®-nominee Gil Netter (“Life of Pi,” “The Blindside,” “The Shack”) and Ken Kao (“Nice Guys,” “The Knight of Cups,” “Silence”). Mike Drake (“The Shack,” “Riddick,” “The Whole Nine Yards”) is the executive producer.

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